2 Samuel 18:3

“But the people answered, thou shalt not go forth, etc.] They were as resolute as David: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; to pursue after us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us; they will make no account of the victory; but if they could slay David, or get him into their hands, it would be more to them than if the whole army was routed: but now [thou art] worth ten thousand of us; not only in our own esteem, but in the account of the enemy, who had rather thou shouldest fall into their hands than ten thousand of us; and as the advantage to them, so the loss to us would be more than ten thousand men: therefore now [it is] better that thou succour us out of the…”

“Succour us out of the city - David, with a reserve, would hold the city, and either support the bands in case of need, or receive them within the walls should they be compelled to flee. return to 'Top of Page'”

“18:3 You are worth 10,000 of us: Although David’s men flattered him, their insistence that he stay behind might actually suggest David’s advancing frailty (see 21:15-17).”

“Thou shalt: Sa2 21:17 if we flee: Sa2 17:2; Kg1 22:31; Zac 13:7 care for us: Heb. set their heart on us but now: The particle attah, Now, is doubtless a mistake for the pronoun attah, Thou, and so it appears to have been read by the LXX, Vulgate, and Chaldee, and by two of Kennicott's and De Rossi's manuscripts. worth: etc. Heb. as ten thousand of us, Lam 4:20 succour: Heb. be to succour, Sa2 10:11; Exo 17:10-12 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 18:4”